Here's a thing I found; an Osgoode Hall house magazine article that could be interpreted to be at least as Islamophobic as any that Maclean's has published. Certainly the author concludes with a suggestion that Islam could be the dominant religion of the west, if not for its thin-skinned followers.
So, why are the Osgoode 4/CIC NOT pursuing a case against the Obiter Dicta, Osgoode Hall's in-house magazine and author Corey Wall for the October 10th 2006 article titled: "An Islamic Chill on Expression?"
Screen Cap of the article (click the text link above for the PDF, read page 3. Clicking the image will only get you to tinyurl):
Not only does the Obiter Dicta article criticize oversensitivity on the part of Muslims, it also publishes (slightly) redacted versions of the cartoons that Ezra Levant is being taken to the Alberta HRC for publishing. Some of the cartoons that caused riots are clearly visible under the 'censored' banner, so why no outrage?
Some choice quotes from Wall's article:
"Depictions of Mohammed are contentious and considered blasphemous by some in the Muslim world, whereas freedom of expression is a sacred principle underpinning much of western civilization. Are these two beliefs reconcilable?"
and
"Upon viewing the cartoons, I couldn’t help thinking to myself that the Muslim world’s reaction suggested an incredibly thin skin."
Also, to make Ezra feel better - (he made a sale to this guy no doubt):
"I was not satisfied with simply viewing them through online sources — I wanted to economically support a publication that was willing to reprint the cartoons, as I felt it was important to allow individuals to make their own judgments."
There is little difference in the tone and topic between this article published in Osgoode Hall's own in-house magazine and the content in the Maclean's article. What do you suppose the chances are of seeing the CIC and Osgoode 4 launching a human rights complaint against Osgoode Hall?
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gww, I had it covered. I have it safely on PDF, I didn’t want to be undone by the document disappearing. Are we paranoid?
GREAT stuff!!! Wow! As an illustration of the chill in action, I had a fear thougt and made sure I saved the PDF in case Osgoode Hall took it off their site.
Hypocrisy (foul arrogant double standard) thy name is islam and raised to an art form by the mohadmedan.